Window-screen.



. E. STANTON.

WINDOW SCREEN.

APPLICATION-FILED JULY 6, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Inventor Attorneys U. E. STANTON.

WINDGW SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY s, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

Inventor 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Witnesses We Attorneys shutter fasteners and the like,

CHARLES E. STANTON, OF HAMPTON, VIRGINIA.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1911.

Application led July 6, 1910. Serial No. 570,628.

To all whom 'it may concern'l Beit known that I, CHARLES E. STANTON, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing vat Hampton, in the county of Elizabeth City and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful lVinclow-Screen, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic window screens and has for its object to provide a slidable screen mounted in a novel manner within guides provided therefor and which are adapted to be secured to theouter guide strips of the window easing.

Another object is to provide a screen made up of metal tubes having efficient means for securely attaching the wire fabric thereto without the necessity of employing rivets, screws or other similar fastening devices.

A still further object is to provide a window screen made up of upper and lower slidable sections either or both of which can be readily removed from the guides provided for them, means being employed for holding the frames of the two sections out of contact.

A further object is to provide a screen the sections 0f which are arranged to cause the rmetal fabrics thereon to contact and thus positively prevent flies from passing between the two sections.

Another object is to provide a lower screen section having an inset portion upon the lower rail thereof adapted to receive means being provided in said lower rail'whereby moisture may readily drain under the rail.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the screen in position within a window casing, said screen being viewed from the outside of the window. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the screen and casing andshowing the relative positions of the screen and window sashes. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section through the window casing and screen, sald section being taken through the side rails of both screen sections. Fig. 4 is an elevation showin the inner face of the lower portion of the limer screen section, a portion of said section of the screen.

section being broken away. Fig. 5 is an enlarged'section through one side rail of each Fig. 6 is an enlarged elevatlon of one corner portion of the lower screen section. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the side rails of a screen section and showing a bearing spring thereon. Fig. 8 is a vertical section through the lower rail of the bottom screen section. Fig. 9 is an enlarged section through a portion of said rail and showing a drain opening in the bottom edge thereof. Fig. section throughone of the fabric holding tubes used in connection with each rail of the screen. Figs. 11 and 12 are transverse sections through the guides in which the screens are mounted to slide.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference A designates a window casing having upper and lower sashcs. B and C mounted therein in the usual manner. Secured to the outer guide strips a of the casing A are guides l and 2 each of which is formed of a thin strip of metal bent to form a longitudinal channel extending throughout the height of the window opening in the casing. The channel in the guide 1 is much deeper than the channel in the guide 2 and each'of the guides has a central longitudinally extending guide rib 3 within the channelv and which is for the purpose hereinafter set forth. .It is to be understood that these guides l and 2 may be attached to the strips a in any suitable manner,.as by means of nails, screws or the like.

The screen consists of two sections slidably mounted within the guides 1 and 2, the upper section, which has'been indicated at D, being mounted between the ribs 3 and the outer flanges of the guides 1 and 2, while the lower screen section, which has been indicated at E is mounted between thev ribs 3 andthe inner' flanges of the guides. The section E consists of a sheet metal frame made up of side rails t and top and bottom rails 5. Each of 'these rails consists f a strip of sheet metal bent to form a substantially oblong tube, the ends of the said tube being beveled'and held together by corner irons or brackets 6 which are soldered, riveted or otherwise secured to the rails. The longitudinal edges of each strip forming a rail of the frame are extended inwardly along diverging lines and are spaced 10 is an enlarged apart so as to form longitudinal slots 7 v from which the said inturned edge portions 8 extend. All of the slots are formed in the inner faces of the rails of the upper section of the screen and the wire fabric 9 used in connection with the frame, has its edge portions projecting into the slots 7 and held therein by a tube 10 preferably formed of a rolled strip of spring metal `or by a wire. This tube or wire is bent to forni a rectangular frame and is forced into. the slots 7 and presses the edge portions of the fabric 9 thercinto and where a tube is used it expands against the said fabric and the inturned edge portions 8 so as to securely hold the fabric in position on the frame.

@ne of the side rails of the frame E has bow springs 11 secured to the side faces thereof, these springs being attached at their centers to the rail by means of rivets or the like. The terminal portions of the springs are curved and arc adapted to slide within the guide 1 so as to press the opposite side rail of the section D tightly against the intermediate wall of the guide 2. ln other words these springs 11 constitute yielding runners which serve to hold the frame vof the upper section properly seated under normal conditions within the guide 2. The lower screen section E is also formed of metal frame having wire fabric stretched thereon.

This frame consists of side and top rails 124 similar to the rails Ll and 5 and having their meeting ends beveled and connected together by means of corner irons 18. These rails are also provided with longitudinal slots similar to the slots 7 for the reception of the edge portions of the wire fabric 111, the said slots being adapted to receive holding tubes such as shown in section in Fig. 10.

The lower rail 15 of the bottom section E differs from the lower rail 5 in that it has a sheet metal apron 16 extending throughout the length thereofand projecting downwardly therefrom, the said apron having its end portions in the samel plane with the outer face of the rail 15 while the lower intermediate portion of the apron is pressed inwardly to form a hood 17, into which shut-ter fasteners and the like may move without interference from the screen. Lifts or hand-holds 18 may be connected to the apron at points adjacent the end of the hood 17 to facilitate raising and lowering the .lower section E of the screen and the lower edge of the hood may be recessed as indicated at 19 so as to permit water to drain under the screen should it be deposited on the sill of the casing A.

When it is desired to place the screen in position within the casing A, the guides 1 and 2 are secured to the strips a, it being understood that these guides extend throughout the length of the strips a. The upper screen section D is then placed with the springs 11 thereon within the guide 1 and between the rib 3 therein and the outer eaaaea flange of the guide. The springs ai'e then compressed sufficiently to permit the opposite side of the section'D to be brought be tween the Hanges of the guide 2, after which the springs 11 are permitted to relax and will shift the section into the guide 2 and between the ribV 3 therein and the .outer flange of the guide. The lower section E can "then be placed within the guide in the saine manner and with the lhood17projecting inwardly. Should it be desired to raise the lower section, it is merely necessary to pull upwardly on the lifts or handholds 18 whereupon the said section will be caused to slide within the guides, the springs on the section holding the same in frietional engagement with the guides to a sufficient extent to maintain the section at any elevation to which it may be moved. rEhe upper section D can be pulled downwardly in the same manner as the upper sash of a window and the springs on this upper section iwill hold it against movement after it has been adjusted to any position desired. Should any water drop onto the sill between the hood 17 and the inner or lower sash, C, it will be free to drain outwardly through the recesses or openings 19 in the bottom edge of the hood.

lt will be noted that each section of the screen is formed entirelyl of metal and wire fabric and is very simple, durable and compact. It is unnecessary to utilize screws or other fastening devices for the purpose of holding the parts assembled as the rails constituting each fiaine can be soldered together or can be held together by the corner irons which are soldered thereto. rilhe expansible tubes 10 or the wires constitute eihcient means for holding the fabrics 9 in position on the framesand constitute an attractive finish to each rail of the screen inasmuch as each tube, cooperating with the rail, conceals the edge portion of the wire fabric and resents a rounded surface or bead which gives a finished appearance to the article.

While the screen sections are mounted within the guides 1 and 2, the ribs 3 serve to hold the rails thereof out of contact. 1t will be noted, also, by referring particularly to Fig. 5 that the wire fabric of the upper screen is mounted on the inner faces of the frame of the section D while the fabric on the lower section E is mounted on the outer faces of the rails of said sections. 'The said fabrics of the two sections will thus lie close together or in contact at all times. and thus prevent flies from passing between the two sections. rllhe Various parts can be of'any sizes and proportions desired; the members of the frame being preferably by 1i".

guides channeled longitudinally and having a central longitudinal guide rib within each channel, of frames removably and'slidably mounted within the guides and spaced apart by the ribs, and elastic means carried by each of the frames for holding one side of each frame in frictional engagement with one of the guides.

2. A screen including top bottom and side rails, and an apron extending downwardly from the bottom rail and having ablind fastener receiving hood, there being drain openings in the edge portion of. the hood.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as. my own, I have hereto atxed my signature l in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. STANTON. Witnesses: y

WM. THOMPSON, H. W. Booman. 

